HUTCHINSON, Kan. — In a Friday afternoon press release, the Reno County Health Department said it was notified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that a third local resident with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 had died.
Specific details on the death are not being released out of respect for the family.
Please continue to be vigilant by washing your hands, social distance by at least six feet or more, wear a mask when you are in public places and stay at home if you are not feeling well.
It is very important that people continue to follow the guidelines to help decrease the spread of COVID-19.